He forgot his own soul for others,To such as really wish an answer to their query, ‘Who was Stearns?’ we suggest the reading of his biography, which may be found in the Usher ‘History of Medford.’ The little ‘token’ sent by the New Jersey lady will, with her letters and the missive of our city clerk, be duly displayed in the Historical Rooms. It shows an appreciation of patriotic service and philanthropic spirit, and that ‘a prophet is not without honor.’ And so, in acknowledgment, we say of this stranger that sent it, that ‘this which this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.’
Himself to his neighbors lending,
He found the Lord in his suffering brothers,
And not in the clouds descending.
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It is finely executed by a lady probably of advanced years and patriotic thought, who cherishes the memory of her ancestors.
One of our townswomen (who also writes in this issue of the Stearns mansion) also wrote ‘Lest we forget what the country and our state owes to this man, of whom we ought to be proud as being a citizen of Medford,’ also quoted the words of Whittier, written of him:—
Medford, MA. 1922.
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